TY - JOUR
TI - Turtles and Culverts, and Alternative Energy Development: An Unreported but Potentially Significant Mortality Threat to the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
AU - Lovich, J
AU - Ennen, J
AU - Madrak, S
AU - Grover, B
T2 - Chelonian Conservation and Biology
AB - Culverts are often used to increase the permeability of roaded landscapes for wildlife, including turtles. Although the benefits of culverts as safe passages for turtles are well documented, under some conditions culverts can entrap them and cause mortality. Here we report a culvert-related mortality in the federally threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at a wind energy facility in California and offer simple recommendations to mitigate the negative effects of culverts for wildlife in general.
DA - 2011/07//
PY - 2011
VL - 10
IS - 1
SP - 124
EP - 129
UR - http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2744/CCB-0864.1
DO - 10.2744/CCB-0864.1
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Land-Based Wind
KW - Habitat Change
KW - Entanglement
KW - Reptiles
ER -